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Elevating sleep to a global health priority: The One Sleep Health framework
Masoud Tahmasian1, Vincent Küppers1, Sarah Genon2
1Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Brain & Behaviour (INM-7), Research Centre Jülich, Jülich, Germany; Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Köln, Germany.
Cell Reports. Medicine
|May 22, 2026
Summary
Sleep is vital for all life. New research explores how environmental factors impact sleep health across species, proposing an integrated framework for global sleep and planetary health.
Area of Science:
- Integrative One Sleep Health framework
- Planetary Health
- Environmental Science
- Neuroscience
- Public Health
Background:
- Sleep is essential for human and animal health.
- Research is shifting focus from individual factors to macro-level influences on sleep health.
- The exposome (physical, social, lifestyle) increasingly disrupts sleep, posing risks across species.
Purpose of the Study:
- Propose a novel integrative One Sleep Health framework.
- Recognize sleep as a pillar of planetary health.
- Highlight environmental factor influences on modern sleep.
Main Methods:
- Adopt a transdisciplinary lens.
- Incorporate the sleep capital concept.
- Integrate neuroscience, medicine, environmental science, and public health.
Main Results:
- Elucidate interactions between sleep, whole-body health, and exposome factors.
- Identify shared vulnerabilities and health risks across species.
- Bridge gaps in global sleep research and diplomacy.
Conclusions:
- The One Sleep Health framework offers a new perspective on sleep's role in planetary health.
- Understanding exposome influences is crucial for improving global sleep health.
- This integrative approach can advance sleep research and international cooperation.
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